The Impact Of The Scientific Revolution On Society

Prior to the Scientific Revolution, the only way people accepted ideas about the universe was because it had been passed down based on authority. The people with authority only told you what they wanted you to hear and kept the stories from their past families. As the reading states, “ If only the concerns of the powerful provide the interpretation of historical significance, then much of history will be left out.” The Scientific Revolution brought on a new attitude, because people became more interested in wanting to know the facts and for ideas to be proven. In Latin, revolution means “a turn around”. I believe that the Scientific Revolution is truly a turn around. In order to be revolutionary, it must have a major impact on society. I believe that the Scientific Revolution made a huge impact and lead people to a different understanding of the world.

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He believed that it was one of the strongest turning points in world history. Herbert wanted people to open their minds and look forward to change. He thought of it as another radical breakthrough that would emerge in new ways of thinking and understanding. Many people have looked from the future at this time period and wanted to see how significant and revolutionary it really was. The term presentism is the tendency to judge and interpret the past by the standards and concerns of the present. At the time of the Scientific Revolution, they might not have known how much of an impact it had on the world and they might have viewed it a different way, in a different time period. I think that is one of the major reasons why Herbert Butterfield and Steven Shapin have different views. An example would be the Industrial Revolution. The difference between advanced technology in machines and the negative view of backbreaking labor and a higher